Beck Elected PACD President

Written by Shannon Wehinger on July 21, 2023. Posted in PACD General

The PACD Executive Board posed for a photo after the meeting on July 20 in Grantville. They are (left to right) Chuck Duritsa, Emil Bove, Kelly Stagen, Dennis Beck, Piper Sherburne, Dr. Rob Shannon, Sonia Wasco, and Tom Herbert.

At the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts (PACD) on July 20, 2023, the Association elected a new slate of officers. Among them was Cambria County Conservation District Chairman Dennis Beck, who was elected President.

Previously, Beck served as the Association’s First Vice President and Second Vice President.

The 2023 PACD officers elected are as follows:

• President: Dennis Beck, Cambria County Conservation District
• 1st Vice President: Emil Bove, Westmoreland Conservation District
• 2nd Vice President: Kelly Stagen, Pike County Conservation District
• NACD Director: Ron Rohall, Westmoreland Conservation District

Executive Board Members not up for election and continuing to serve their terms:

• Secretary: Charles Duritsa, Westmoreland Conservation District
• Treasurer & Interim South Central Region Director: Sonia Wasco, Lancaster County Conservation District
• North Central Region Director: Dr. Robert Shannon, Centre County Conservation District
• North West Region Director & NACD North East Region Representative: Cliff Lane, McKean County Conservation District
• North East Region Director: Thomas Herbert, Luzerne Conservation District
• South East Region Director: Piper Sherburne, Berks County Conservation District
• South West Region Director: Vacant